Common on Julianne Moore's win: 'You all knew she was getting that though, right?'

Posted by · 8:43 am · February 23rd, 2015

Best Original Song winners Common and John Legend speak to the press backstage at the Oscars.

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Common and John Legend rise above with a pair of moving Oscar acceptance speeches

Posted by · 7:28 pm · February 22nd, 2015

Common and John Legend put a profound bow on things at the end of the season Sunday night with a pair of Oscar acceptance speeches for their “Selma” song “Glory.”

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Best Original Song: 'Selma' will reap some Oscar 'Glory'

Posted by · 9:53 am · February 17th, 2015

Can any song defeat “Selma’s” “Glory” from taking the Original Song Oscar? “Everything Is Awesome” from “The LEGO Movie” has a chance, but…

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'Selma' maintains a presence on '60 Minutes' and the Grammys with Oscar ballots out

Posted by · 8:41 pm · February 8th, 2015

The 2015 Grammy Awards broadcast was, it turned out, bookended by reminders of Paramount’s “Selma” just as Oscar ballots are making their way to the hands of voters for the final phase of Academy Awards voting.

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'Frozen's' 'Let It Go' songwriters to pen Neil Patrick Harris' Oscars opening number

Posted by · 8:52 am · January 27th, 2015

The Academy has announced that Oscar-winning songwriters Robert and Kristen Lopez will write an opening musical number for Academy Awards host Neil Patrick Harris, and that Common and John Legend will be on hand to perform “Glory” from “Selma.”

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